Blew

Blew explores entrapment, being in a rut and being unable to get out.

Floyd the barber

About the rot of subsurface paranoia and psychosis behind the all-american facade of small town USA.

About a girl

About Kurt's Ex-girlfriend Tracy Marander

School

Compares the new wave of grunge bands to high school cliques.

Paper cuts

About parental neglect and the lyrics carry references to a family Kurt knew who used to lock their kids up for punishment.

Negative creep

A character portrait of an unhappy, antisocial individual.

Scoff

Scoff is a jibe to all the people who lacked confidence in kurt's ability and dismissed Kurt's musical ability.

Swap meet

Is a comment on the attractions and differences between the sexes, what unites and divides.

Mr. Moustache

A satire of macho male stereotypes.

Sifting

Sifting is antiauthoritarian.

Big cheese

About the pressures people are put under to pleases the boss

Downer

Kurt's attempt at a political song. It talks about people who believe the world is going to end soon, wars, etc

  1. Blew
  2. Floyd The Barber
  3. About A Girl
  4. School
  5. Love Buzz
  6. Paper Cuts
  7. Negative Creep
  8. Scoff
  9. Swap Meet
  10. Mr. Moustache
  11. Sifting
  12. Big Cheese
  13. Downer
Lyrics Meaning
Click On The Side-Bar To Return To The Top.
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1